Senior Backend Software Engineer, Coinbase
Consumer, Stablecoin
$186-218.9k
+ Target bonus + Target equity
Digital currency exchange
Job no longer available
Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$186-218.9k
+ Target bonus + Target equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 5 years of experience in software engineering
- Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services, and knowledge of service-oriented architecture
- Proficiency in writing high-quality, well-tested code
- Passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together
- Leadership skills to develop other engineers
Desirable
- Experience in rapid company growth (from startup to mid-size)
- Familiarity with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks
- Experience with Blockchain technology (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum)
- Experience decomposing a large monolith into microservices
- Proficiency with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB
- Experience in building financial, high-reliability, or security systems
- Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Stablecoin team, responsible for building platforms and infrastructure for Stablecoin issuance, growth, and utility
- This team plays a crucial role in enhancing the stablecoin ecosystem at Coinbase, including developing a Rewards Orchestration System that offers rewards to both retail and institutional customers across various Coinbase product surfaces such as Retail, Exchange, Prime, Custody, and Neptune
- The Stablecoin team comprises seven members, including two IC3s, one IC4, two IC5s, and one IC6, with three open headcounts
- The new hire will have opportunities for both mentoring and being mentored
- The team works closely with two sister teams focused on Stablecoins UX for Retail and adding new Stablecoins internationally
- As a Senior Software Engineer on the Stablecoin team, you will drive projects that create more utility around stablecoins
- You will contribute to or build platforms for stablecoin issuance and growth, and you will be the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for your projects
- Immediate projects include issuing Canadian and Singaporean stablecoins and deploying stablecoins on more chains across multiple products such as Retail, Exchange, Prime, and Custody
- Develop new services to meet critical product and business needs using industry best practices
- Architect and design scalable systems to solve novel problems
- Define a long-term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems and teams
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn our vision into a quarterly roadmap
- Serve as a technical lead and subject matter expert
- Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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